Samsung is working with Oculus on a screenless VR headset that uses a smartphone as a display, won't focus solely on gaming
Samsung is working with Oculus on a media-focused VR headset — Last week we told you about Samsung's unannounced virtual reality headset: a peripheral …
FCC to consider changing the definition of “broadband” to 25Mbps, up from the current 4Mbps
The FCC may consider a stricter definition of broadband in the Netflix age — What is high-speed Internet? Believe it or not, there is a technical definition. Currently, it's set at 4 megabits per ...
Apple's Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)
A few hours after announcing their $3 billion deal, Apple SVP Eddy Cue and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine came to the Code Conference to talk about what brought them together, and what they want to do ...
Original Samsung Galaxy Gear (SM-V700) now being updated to Tizen
The time has come for owners of the original Galaxy Gear to say goodbye to Android and welcome Tizen onto their smartwatch. Samsung has begun rolling out an update to the Galaxy Gear that will bring ...
Goodbye to All That: Today Is Katie Cotton's Last Day at Apple
Today, Katie Cotton, perhaps the most powerful communications exec in tech, is retiring from Apple after 18 years. — As Code/red columnist John Paczkowski noted in reporting the departure earlier th...
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife to donate $120 million to needy Bay Area schools
The world's most innovative community shouldn't also be a home for struggling public schools. Today Priscilla and I are announcing a $120 million commitment to support efforts to improve education fo...
Apple's WWDC banners show iOS 8, next OS X are coming
Apple's 25th annual developers conference kicks off next week, and as usual, the company's spent the past week putting up large, colorful banners all over the Moscone West building in San Francisco. ...
Powered by Pano, focused on gaming: Google to announce Android TV at Google I/O in June
Google is about to open up another front in the war for your living room: The company is set to announce the launch of Android TV at its Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco in June …
Google's “Right To Be Forgotten” form receives over 12K submissions on its first day
Google in quandary over how to uphold EU privacy ruling — (Reuters) - Google and other internet companies find themselves in a quandary over how to strike a balance between privacy …
Windows Phone 8.1 gets official file manager
Windows Phone 8.1 is so full of surprises and opens the Windows Phone faithful up to a new world of apps. Video editors and file managers are just some of the new app categories possible thanks to Wi...
Luca Maestri officially succeeds Peter Oppenheimer as Apple's CFO and Senior VP
In an SEC filing today, Apple announced that Luca Maestri has officially transitioned into the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President role. His first official day on the job was yesterday,...
Google's Motorola to close down Texas factory this year, will continue making Moto X elsewhere
Google's Motorola Mobility to Close Factory in Texas — Fort Worth Plant to Close by End of Year; Employs 700 Workers Who Assemble Moto X Phones — Google Inc. 's attempt to build smartphones …
Hipmunk Raises $20M Round For Its Agony- And Ecstasy-Based Travel Search
Flight and hotel search startup Hipmunk is announcing that it has raised $20 million in Series C funding. — The round was led by Oak Investment Partners. Hipmunk co-founder and CEO Adam Goldstein t...
Google Stars extension for Chrome leaks: Hands on
We've known for a while now that Google is testing a new favoriting service called Google Stars, aimed at helping users save, share, and organize Web content. This is largely due to multiple leaks, d...
Whatsapp returns to the Windows Phone store after fixing technical problem
After roughly two weeks away, the Whatsapp Windows Phone app has returned to the Windows Store after a joint effort from Microsoft and Whatsapp. — Whatsapp originally pulled the app because of unspe...
OpenDNS will be ad-free for all users starting June 6
No more ads — TL;DR: We've always tried to put user experience first, even when that gets in the way of making more money. Browsers have changed, we've become a security company, and we've shifted ...
US cybercrime laws being used to target security researchers
Security researchers say they have been threatened with indictment for their work investigating internet vulnerabilities — Some of the world's best-known security researchers claim to have been thre...
Exclusive: U.S. companies seek cyber experts for top jobs, board seats
(Reuters) - Some of the largest U.S. companies are looking to hire cybersecurity experts in newly elevated positions and bring technologists on to their boards, a sign that corporate America is increa...
Google, Facebook skip meeting with Thai junta, intended to discuss monitoring anticoup dissent
Social-Media Companies Skip Meeting With Thai Junta — Military Leaders Seeking to Monitor Dissent Run Into Modern Challenges — A day after the temporary Facebook outage in Thailand, questions rema...